title: Proton and chloride currents in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
abstract: Proton and anion conductances were studied in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using tight-seal whole-cell recording. The pipette solution contained tetramethylammonium, TMA+, methanesulfonate, MeSO3-, highly buffered to pH 5.5. An outwardly rectifying anion conductance was observed in nearly all cells, with a relative permeability of MeSO3- < or = 0.5 that of Cl-. The anion conductance was small immediately after establishing whole-cell configuration, increased rapidly to a maximum at approximately 5 min, and then decreased more slowly to a small value over tens of minutes. A small voltage-activated H+ selective conductance was observed in most cells. H+ currents were studied after the Cl- conductance has subsided. The average H+ current at +40 mV at pHo 7.0 was 1.6 pA/pF. This H+ conductance was activated by membrane depolarization and enhanced at high pHo, and exhibited activation and deactivation kinetics comparable with H+ currents in other mammalian cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biophysics and Physiology, Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Cherny
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: DeCoursey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016466:CHO Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D018118:Chloride Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D006224:Cricetinae; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007473:Ion Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D007700:Kinetics; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D018118:Chloride Channels; D007473:Ion Channels; D011522:Protons